Born gay or made gay.

[newman]

So heres the question. Are you born gay by perhaps a "gay Gene" or is it a result of your upbringing / surroundings?

[The Berean]

wrong forum

[newman]

which is the right forum?

[J*B]

I have a male cousin that is gay, from the time he was very young he showed feminine traits and played with dolls etc., so who knows.
All the other brothers and sisters are straight and nothing like him.
No doubt there have been some studies done on that one..

[The Berean]

Good question.

All I know is that if people really get into it here, the moderators freak.

[newman]

The exact same question was asked on the show Power of 10. I just thought if it was OK for national TV it should be OK for here but I get your message loud and clear.

[Puppy Lover]

I know there have been some studies on the concept of "born gay" trying to identify a gene that is responsible for sexual preference, however, if sexual preference was truly genetic, then ALL identical twins would be either BOTH STRAIGHT or BOTH GAY, since identical twins have the exact same genetic material/DNA. IMO, this negates the genetics argument, because obviously genetics does not play a role if one man can be gay and his identical twin is straight.

Having said that, I feel that sexual preference is likely multifactorial meaning that there may be some inborn factors as well as external factors that decide sexual preference.

[newman]

Thats a very interesting point.

[CyLixx]

What attracts a person to another is not by their genes its the scent you give off..

Just like an animal humans give off a scent and that is what attracts you to ppl..The chemistry and crap..

Looks are nothing really.....Just alot look for those kinds of certain things when they are looking for someone..

[newman]

I have smelt some great colognes on my buddies but have never been attracted to them. Same goes for alot of women.

[bouffant]

Check out this guys story! Born a true hermaphrodite

[The Piper]

Newman...what's with the questions??? I'm thinking you're either going to open the closet door and step out or you're another Soonet homophobe(sp)...
Which is it???

[Ultra54]

Newman, just incase you don't know the world isn,t flat.

The alternate lifestyle forum

[newman]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DeMoN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Newman...what's with the questions??? I'm thinking you're either going to open the closet door and step out or you're another Soonet homophobe(sp)...
Which is it??? </div></div>

Suddenly I'm not sure how to answer?

[CyLixx]

Its not something you smell..Its something that is just there..You dont recognize it by smelling someone..lol

You or I wouldnt know what it would smell like...

Our body does..

[HDV]

The only reason I post under this topic is because it became a discussion amongst friends & family a few days ago. So, I did some reasearch & it turns out that scientists who examined the brains of deceased homosexuals found a part of the brain called the hypothalamus was defect. Thus supporting the argument that homosexuals are born homosexual. IMO homosexual behavior is not natural and not productive to the human race as a whole, but on the other hand nature has a way of taking care of itself, perhaps homosexuality is natures way of stemming human overpopulation. My information was taken from

http://allpsych.com/journal/homosexuality.html

[Soundbear]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: newman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DeMoN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Newman...what's with the questions??? I'm thinking you're either going to open the closet door and step out or you're another Soonet homophobe(sp)...
Which is it??? </div></div>

Suddenly I'm not sure how to answer? </div></div>

You weren't MEANT to know how to answer that loaded question. The inference is if you don't fully agree that homosexuality is a perfectly normal condition then you must fear homosexuals.

Ludicrous.

[newman]

I only fear the really violent ones. The interior decorators, stylists, fashion designer type don't scare me.

[The Piper]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Barry Morris</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: newman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: DeMoN</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Newman...what's with the questions??? I'm thinking you're either going to open the closet door and step out or you're another Soonet homophobe(sp)...
Which is it??? </div></div>

Suddenly I'm not sure how to answer? </div></div>

You weren't MEANT to know how to answer that loaded question. The inference is if you don't fully agree that homosexuality is a perfectly normal condition then you must fear homosexuals.

Ludicrous. </div></div>

There was no inference on my part; but as usual, good of you to imply that there was. If anything is "loaded" it's the topic...but OK, it's a slow day I'll play along.
Ludicrous indeed...